Charges pending in Gadsden rape case, police say

GADSDEN, Alabama -- Gadsden police say they could charge a man in the rape of a 43-year-old woman which took place Thursday night.

Capt. Bobby Jackson said the incident occurred at 10 p.m. at an apartment unit at Princeton Park Apartments. A woman told people she fell asleep on a couch at a friend's apartment. When she awakened, a 47-year-old man, described as an acquaintance, was holding her down and raped her.

The woman called police after the man left. The man was later found in the apartment building. Jackson said charges are pending.